Don’t preach me religion
like there’s something you can prove;
being good at treading water
doesn’t mean you can move.
Don’t preach me politics
from the safety of the status quo;
saying that you understand
doesn’t mean that you know.
Don’t preach me civic pride
like I don’t know much history;
acting like the bigger gun
makes the purer pedigree.
Don’t tell me to walk the line
when you’re circling around me;
I don’t believe your anything
has much to do with me.
Don’t preach me right and wrong
like there’s some space in between;
words like that make useful weapons
if you don’t know what they mean.
Don’t preach me morality
like some gold we’re gonna find;
being sane in a crazy world
don’t mean you ain’t lost your mind.
Don’t tell me to seek the truth
when your mouth is full of lies;
I don’t believe your anything
just because it’s super-sized.
Don’t preach me religion;
don’t preach me politics.
Don’t hand me your medicine
when you’re the one who’s sick.
Don’t preach me your civic pride;
don’t preach your right and wrong.
Don’t preach your morality;
I’ve got my own damned song.
14 JUN 2017
